Even after two months of Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar promising a Rs 50-lakh insurance cover for the security guards who died of COVID-19, their families are yet to get the compensation amount. In the last six months, 25 security guards working at various government units have died of the disease.

About 1.73 lakh security guards are currently working for BMC, civic hospitals, agencies and other government units across the state. They are also registered under the Security Guards Board.